Richard Carvel peony, P. lactiflora

Richard Carvel is an heirloom peony in the MBGNA Peony Garden collection. Currently it is in Bed 04 (4ef)
From Carsten Burkhardt: http://www.paeon.de/aaa/04002.html
(Brand, 1913.) 8.8.
Double type; large; early. The broad guards and irregularly incurved high center are bright crimson; only slightly fragrant. Tall; floriferous; good stems and foliage.
Valued for its earliness and unfading color which is not without a distinct bluish tinge. Generally considered one of the best red sorts, although it is not always fully double.
This is a species cultivar of P. lactiflora.

Bed 04 Richard Carvel (4ef)
This is a view of Bed 04 that features Richard Carvel in the foreground. The view is to slightly east of north. Above and to the right, coral pink, are the fading blooms of Crusader (4-5ef), which is bright crimson when it first opens. Immediately above the bluish red of Richard Carvel is the deep red of Arcturus (4-5ab). To the left of the people in the background is the pink of Mr. Thim (3-5cd). To their right are the white blooms of Adelaide E. Hollis (6-1cd), the red of Irwin Altman (6-2ab), and the deep pink of Departing Sun (6-2cd)